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Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

The tints Of autumn are beginning
TO oppear.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
Executors Sale.
VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

DY Virtue Of the last Win and Tesla.
ment Of the la,e GEORGE A. FAUcErr,
1 VIII sell sn the premises on
Tuesday September goth 81.
The following tracts Of LAND, situated Ia
Orange County. Immediately on Emo ri.
yer, 20 Wit:
The HONE TRACT containing about
100 acres. Upon this tact u situated
Tho dwelling house snd NIL necessary out
houses, also two good Tobacco Barns.
TRACT No. 2.-cOuiaining abou. 100
acres.
TRACT No s.--cOnlaining about 100
acres.
TRACT No. 4-Known az fhe old
Hart Mill Seat, upon which Il situated
one Of the best water powers on Emo ri.
yer, and before and daring The Revolution.
ary War. there was q Pulling Min AMI
large grist Mill, containing about Is acres.
TRACT No. 5.-The w1l trac. con.
aiming 240 acres, 10 be sold subiect 10 the
life estate Of Miss Parthena Ward on 90
ucres Of said tract, This has always beef
known as the best plantation In the neigh.
borhood. upon II i good dwelling With
necessary out buildings.
TRACT No. Known q, the Christmas
placs y miles west Of HilIsboro. about
sixty.iiyc acres, this trs.et Il nearly All wood
land and very valuable on account 40 Ia
proximity 70 town.
ALSO LOTS In tho town OF HiIlsboro.
Immediately East Of The Court House. up.
on one Ios lbeing corner lott Is sitnateia
good STORE HOUSE, the other Two arc
occupied ~ Blacksmith Shops.
AL the tracts Ia the country ara very
valuable for Farming purposes and adjoin
each other and will be sold In a boay a.
one tract. or separately as above number.
cd 20 snit purchasers,
For further inform stion write or call ON
the undersigned, who will take pleasure In
showing The lands.
All the tracts will be surveyed and plafs
Of the different tracts ready f.,r inspeesion
after the hrst day Of September nexL
Terms OF saics
One Third 10 be paid IN Cash. ono Third
10 Six months and ths balance IN twelve
months, With interest from date. Title 70.
served until The naoney Il paid. u purcha.
sers desire they can pay oil Ia Cash.
STEPHEN Il. FORREST, Err.
Of Geo A. Fancstt.
Aug. II tds. HiIlsboro, N. q.
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VIRGINIA. NEWS.

Miss Janio Willis, daughter of the late
Mr.. Robert Willis, of Orange county, died
on Sunday last.
The Norfolk oJ ster packers arc busy en-
ployins iheir hands and getting ready for
The opening Of the season on the lot OF Sep
lember.
1t is inont!ed 10 make the laying Of The
Lee monument cornerstone in Richmond
the most evontini occasion in the ciy's civic
history.
A Woodstock, dispatch last night says
Senator Riddoberger did not rest very
we'll last night. This morning he was quite
sick, and WAS reported worse this evening.
The meeting OF The grand jury tomorrow is
looked forward 10 with great deal Of in.
terest."
Mrs. Martha J. McCracken, wife OF Mich
ael McCracllen, of Fredericksburg, died on
Wednesday in the seth year OF her age.
Mrs. McCracken was Miss Almond, of
Orange county.
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Desfr,lcfiYe Storm.

CHICAGO, Aug. ia Lincoln, Neb., spe-
cal gives particulars of storm at Republi
can City, Neb., yesterday. Buildings were
blown down and houses unroofed. A large
brick school house nearly completed was
wrecked and the carpenters buried in the
ruins. j. ]. Tanning and man named AL
len, of Alma, were killed and six others se'
riousy injured, two fatally. H. H. Weth-
erell's house was blown away and his wife
and two children buried in the debris and
all more or less injured. Several other
buildings were carried away or wrecked
and several other persons badly hurt. The
damages cannot be estimated at this time.
HaistoGes an inch in diameter fell during
the storm
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stand and was suffering from shock. Both
mon are dangerously injured.
The Late Il. q o. IL. IL. Accident.

The Late q. a o. IL. II. Accident.
New YORK, Aug. 19.-In regard to the
recent accident on the B. & 0. at Washing
ton the Engineering Nc'cs of to morrow will
say that the curve on the "Y" was II de
grees instead of 40, rs reported, and that
the curve was in no respect obiectionably
sharp, the Pennsylvania road having one of
less than half the radius in its mail track at
Pittsburg, and the New York Central and
many other roads sharper ones in similar
localities. The NewS places the responsible
ity for the accident on the air brakes.
1t says "'rhe failure ofthe air brakes to act
was due merely to the fact that the train
was equipped with the straight air brake
which the B. s. o. has persisted using years
after there was VIGOROUSLY better one in
almost universal use. Recently, frightened
by the Republic and other accidents they
have contracted to put modern air brakes
on ell its passenger stock and it would seem
as if it should have been in use on this i'm
portant train, but the change has probably
proceeded slowly it Is way changes have
on the B. Il O."
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United Labor Convention.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, August 19.-The com
mittee on platform of the united labor con.
vention held long session last night, re
suIlng in the retention of the Clarendon
Hall platform, on which Henry George
made his canvass for Mayor of New York.
There are three avowed socialists on the
platform committee. After the exclusion Of
socialisiic delegations yesterday, besides
the New York rejected delegates, two of
the delegates from tho 18th New York city
district and six from Onandaga county, be.
sides number Of individuals from various
localities, vacated their seals in the conven
lion.
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RunaMax locomotives.

PHILADELPHIA, August 1.-two big pas
senger engines ron away within the yard OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company last
night, and two engineers received what
may prove to be fatal injuries. The loco
motives were almost totally destroyed. Lo-
connective 393, of which Morris Thomson is
the engineer, Swas standing beside the signal
tower waiting to back into Broad street sta
ton, to couple TO the train for Harris
burg and the West. AS the engineer sat in
the cab, with his back to the station, he
suddenly heard the heavy roll of wheels
on the tracks behind him. Quick as
flash he turned, but it was too
late, the crash had como. A heavy
shifting engine, No. 1S9. Joseph Muir
ray, engineer, while runing ous of the sta
ton had taken the wrong track. The shift
er collded with engine No 393 with terrible
effect. Engineer Thomson was caught in
the crash. and after being mangled about
the head was thrown out of the cab, aud he
lay insensibie alongside of the track. a
passing train struck him and almost cut his
right arm off at the shoulder. When he
was picked up his bowels were protruding
and his head was frighLfuly batter
ed. Fireman Blakemore was also thrown
off of the engine, but he escaped with only
slight bruises. When the shiter crashed in
to No 393 the latter's throttle was thrown
wide open and the engine started out at the
rate of a mile Q minute. Having nobody
to control it, the wild engine flew westward
through the yard toward West Philadelphia.
When No 1893 reached the Philadelphia,
Wilmington, and Baltimore railroad cross.
ing, mile distant, near Thrtieth street, On
the elevated track, it collidod with engine
No 100 which runs to West Chester. The
engineer, Joseph Kelley, was alone wait
ing 20 back down to Broad street for his
train. The force of the collision threw
Kelly. out on tho ground, and then
engine No. HOO bounded up the track, its
throttle having bsen thrown open also, with
engine No. 393 crowding behind it. Fortu
nately the two engines ran through switch
which threw them on short side track.
This track was only 100 yards in length and
ended upon an embankmeut about SO feet
in height. No. 100 went bounding down
the embankment and buried itself In the |
dirt. The second engine. No. 393. came
along at the same wild speed, and it, too
went crashing down the bank, tumbling
over The other iron monster. The two en-
gnes were badly wrecked, and had they
not taken the side track they would have
run wildly ahead on the main track and
caused, perhaps. terrible catastrophe, as
1othing could have stopped them until they
,ollided with another train or their. steam
AN out. When Engineer Kelly was found
10 had deep cash in the right side of the
lead, another over tho right eye and big
,ruiss over the right temple. He could not
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TO-DAY.s TELEGRApHHEC NEW
Sfeamship Burned at Sea.

LONDON, Aug. l9.-The lnman line
steamer City of Montreal has been destroy
ed by fire at sea. Her passengers were
saved The City of Montreal left New York
August 9th for Liverpool. She was COM
manded by Capt. Land. The news was
learned upon the arrival at Queenstown
this morning of the British steamer York
City, which left Baltimore August 18th for
London. This steamer rescued the pas
sengers ard crew from the burning vessel
and brought them to Queenstown.
LATER.-It is learned that thirteen per
sons persisted by the burning of the City of
Montreal.
The destruction of the steamer occurred
on the 18th instant, five days after she left
New York. A boat containing six passen-
gers and seven members of the crew is miss
ing. The. occupants of this boat are the
thirteen persons reported to have persisted
She had 420 passengers on board.
The passengers and crew of the City OF
Montreal were taken Off the York City by
the tug Mount Etna and landed at Queens
town. All were accounted for except the
thirteen persons in the missing boat. 1t is
learned that shortly after the passengers
had gone to bed on the night Of the 10th,
the ship being in latitude 490 north at the
time, they were aroused by an alarm Of fire.
A scene of condemnation ensued, and the
passengers were greatly terrified when they
| found out the true state of affairs. The
! smoke caused by the fire was suffocating.
The passengers dressed and got on deck as
| quickly as possible and with but little APP
pearance of panic. The fire originated in
the cotton stored in the after main hold.
Nine streams of water were soon working
on the flames. and the course of the vessel
was shaped toward New Foundland, 400
miles distant. The flames spread with great
rapidity and soon had burst with terrific
f)rco through the midway and after matches,
the heat being intense. It becoming evi
dent that it was impossible 10 save the ship,
a momentary panic ensued.
The boats were lowered and passengers
and crew got into them. The boats soon
scattered and one entirely vanished. This
contained two stewards, two seamen and
seven passengers and there is but little
doubt that the whole boat load persisted.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The officials of he
Inman limo have no direct advices about
the City of Montreal. She left this city on
| the 9Th inst, and was four days over due
| from Liverpool. Considerable anxiety had
begun to be felt about ner. She had no
first cabin passengers, but carried 223 inter
mediate and lis Storage ones, and had
crew of so men. The City of Montreal
measured 1872 feet over all, Al feet in mould
cd width of beam and SO feet deep from spar
| deck to keel. Her gross tonnage was 4 ,495
She was built by Tobey & Co., of Glasgow,
| in 1871 was an iron screw steamer and
had nine bulk heads. and was equipped
with compound engines having GOO horse
power.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

His INNOCENCE PRovEN.-In the early
part of the spring the partially burned body
of Dennis Edwards, Gn old man, was found
in field near Suffolk, Va, and was buried
near Higs point in Nansemond county, the
coroner's jury rendering 4 verdict THAT he
was murdered by having his skull crushed
and then thrown toto burning brush pile TO
hide the crime" Miles Wilson, his son in
law, was arrested, charged with the crime,
and was tried three times. and each time
acquitted. Judge G. ID. Blow, Of the Circuit
Court of Norfolk in two instances, grant
cd new trial, overriding the decision OF the
lower court. After the third trial an ap-
peal was taken to Judge G. ID. Hill, who
succeeded Judge Blow, and he also not be-
ing satisfied as to the guilt OF wilson, grant
ed fourth trial Wilson is still confined
in the Jail at Suffolk awaiting this trial
upon the decision of Judge Hill that he was
not satisfied rs to the evidence against tho
prisoner Edwards body WAS exhumed
Yesterday, aud it was discovered that the
skull had not been crushed nor we're there
other marks of fatal blows upon the body,
rs alleged by witnesses for the prosecution.
L. is now believed Wilson is innocent, and
that Edwards, who was siilicted with hts,
was overcome with exhaustion III the lleld
while at work subduing brush fires, and was
taken with 81 lit and fell into the fire. Will
son has always stoutly declared his inno-
cepce. The coroner's jury were very dere-
lct in pot having thoroughly examined the
BODY OF Edwards mt the time the inquest
was held and will probably be arraigped
and Wilson discharged from custody.
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The EcIiDSe.

BERLIN, Aug. 19.-There was an eclipse
of the sun to day. The sky was entirely
overcast and the sun was invisible. The
eclipse was preceded by the appearance Of
deeply colored clouds. The color increased
as the sun rose, but gradually faded, where
upon general darkness suddenly set in.
Clouds of deep coloring returned after few
minutes and then daylight ensued. Thou.
sands of people came to Berlin by the rail-
way and in carriages from different points
to observe the phenomenon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

DENIES IT.-Dr. W. e. Crockett, the In.
dian herb decor who was reported By his
wife rs having deserted her at Norfolk. adj
mits that he is the mar referred TO. and the
womao ia his wife, bnt could not imagine
why she had made snch complaints against
him. He showed y telegram from her, say
ing sine would join him. a representative
asked, "Do YOU know Miss Powell ?" To
this the doctor replied, Yes, know her,
and have prescribed for her sister. As to
marrying her, I never thought of such
thing. am not quite ready to go to the
State prison. The doctor stated that he
left his wife plenty of money for present
use, and that they had always gotten along
we'll to ether.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

ZEAL GREATER THAN HONESTY.
ard Hunt, a colored preacher in the Her
mitage district, Tenn, built up little con-
gregation and established a small church.
He wanted to head revival, but the slight
expense attached to lights, etc, could not
be met He stole q COW from one of his
neighbors. took it to Nashville and sold it
for S15, and went back and started his re-.
yiyal. lie had secured fifteen converts and
six more promising monrners on the anxious
seat, when the constable came along, closed
up the revival, aud took Hunt to Nashville,
where he is now in jail.
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ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN WEST VIRGINIA

= On Tuesday murder was committed at
Scary Station, eighteen miles below Charles
ton, W. Va, on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. Two Young men named Jones
aud Sheppard fought about girl, and Shep-
pard was whipped. Taking the drubbing
very much to hefrt, he went to the house of
his father, Berry Sheppard, and asked him
what he must do. 1t is reported that his
father told him to 60 and kill Jones. Young
Sheppard returned to Scary Tuesday, and
walking up behind Jones struck him on the
back of the head with club killing him in
stantly. He was arrested, and strong talk
of lynchiug him was INDUCED in by the citi-
Zans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19
NEWS OLE THE DAY.

The jewelry firm of II. Matson & Co.
Chicago, one of the oldest aud best known
in the city, failed yesterday fer Sl4o,o 900.
The son Of Dr. Joseph Fabian, of Phila-
delphia. while his father Was at Atlantic
City, robbed his safe of 5000 and skipped
to Europe.
Prof o. S. Fowler, the noted phrenologist
and lecturer, died n. his resdouce, near
Sharon Station, Conn, yesterday morning,
after an illness of only so hours. The cause
of death was spinal trouble, superinduced
by heavy cold.
The Rev. Daniel Curry, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, member of the New
York East Conference, died at his home, in
New York, Wednesday afternoon. He was
one of the editors of the Christian 4drOcdte,
the official organ of the Methodist Church
in the East.
Thomas G. Voolfolk, who is accused of
numbering nine members of the Voolfolk
household in Bib county, Ga, has been in
iail for one week. He has at last found
counsel, Frank p. Walker, who says that
Voolfolk is monomaniac and may not be
the murderer.
The machinery and derrick used at the
natural gas well in the Narrows, near Cum
berland. Md, belonging to MIR. Smale, the
contractor, were yesterday sold under mort
gage, Mr.. Smale purchasing the machinery
and the Oil and Gas Company the derrick.
The machinery will be removed, and the
future of the enterprise is in doubt. If the
necessary funds eau DO raised it may be that
a new contract will be made with diamond
drill company to do the work. Ifthis is not
done the enterprise will likely be abandon
ed. The shaft is about 200 feet deep, and
the progress made has not settled the qaea-
ton whether natural gas can be found there
or not
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

FRANK FERRKLL tho colored man whom
district 10 OF knights OF labor OF New York
wanted to take to the theatre with them in
Richmond last f,ll, was tho candidate of the
socialis,ic branch of tho knights Of labor OF
New York for president OF the labor party'S
convention il that State. He was defeated
by white member Of the anti socialstic
branch of the order. referred to, though only
by small maj GRITTY. It's such vaearies as this
that tend to keep the white people of the
South, of all conditions of life, politically
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Death Of CharIcs y. MiIIcr and Wife

New YORK, Aug. 19.-Charles P. Miller,
the we'll known lawyer of this city, and his
wife, died this morning at their summer
home in New London, Conn. Mr.. Miller
was attacked by pneumonia about the first
of the month, and his wife contracted the
same disease little more than week ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

THE BENEFITS the protective tariff con
fers upon the laborers Of thia country are
made sttikingly apparent hy the fact that
now, when the duty on window glass is five
times as high as it was in 1861, the wages
of the laborers employed in its manufacture
are not half as high 80 they were then. The
laborers, too, have to pay this high duty, IS
thehousss in which they live must have
ypindoWs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

Mr.. HART, whom the republican conven-
ton of Pennsylvania nominated for State
treasurer, previous to the convention, sent
free railroad tickets, with his compliments s,
to all the delegates. The suggestions natn-
rally arising from this fact are anything else
than complimentary either to MIR. Hart or
to the members OF the convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

TIE LATEST freak of the civil service re-
formers is the recommendation Of the civil
service commission of New York that the
men employed in sweeping the streets, anu
doing similar work in that city, shall be
subject to competitive examinations. The
whole humbug will soon run itsolf in the
urouc0
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Suspension on Bank.

LONDON, Ont, Aug. 19.-The Bank Of
London suspended payment this morning.
The bank had a subscribed capital of one
million dollars, OF which 1928, 5SS was paid
up. Very little loss is anticipated by bill
holders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

THE Richmond Wing wan.sto know what
tho invitation committee have determined
to DO absut inviting Generals Longstreet
and Malone to attend the laying OF the cor
ner stone Of the Lee monument WHAT the
committee will do is unknown here, but
what it should DO is not hard TO tell. Alter
what Gen. Longstreet has said and done
since the war, few people think If General
Lee could be consulted 10 the matter he
woul advise an invitation. As regards
Gen. Malone, as he voted against the re-
peal Of the statute prohibiting ex conieder
ates from holding commissions in the army,
he Certainly does not expect an invitation,
and he committee would insult the mem
ory of Geu. Lee by sending him one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

BASE BALL By Yesterdays victory over
the New York Club the Philadelphias pass
the Bostons and are Lied with New York
for third position. Tho Boston club, which
a week ago held third position, is now IN
fifth place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

Don't disgust everybody by hawking,
blowing and splitting, but use DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy and be cured.
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ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10.
nm WyrHEyuLE Enterprise says /:

lHE w HTHEN ll-LE 11tte P' ''o &c."
1.-The Riddebereer bill is bound to sc,
down Neither the combined efforts Of
democrat or republican to support its crum
biug ruins will avail All the i th ans are
men are beginning to I reaii z IL anu f, nre
reliable authority that the people of Mont
eomery county will give it wide berth.
The man who plants himself ON the Wytho
resolutions is the man the people want, the
democratic platform to the contrary not
withstandng."
And yet Wythe and Montgomery coun,
ties are in the very heart Of the section OF
the State said by the democratic friends %
the Riddeberger bill to be most in favor OF
reputation The people of all sections 'i
Virginia want Inc debt of their State settled
and knowing that it can never be settled by
the Riddlebereer bill, they see no use IN the
persistcnt and expensive efforts to make the
provisions OF that bill effective.
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,,,,cu-5sn Nntio..as E.emguc.

LoSpox. Aug. 19-In the Houso of Lords this
afternoon Lord Salisbury announced that the Gov
eminent had proclaimed She Irish National
League
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Flour has been quiet during the past week ;
transactions arc of only moderate volume ard
with well assorted stocks offered. The Wheat
markets close without features of interest while
We note better inquiry for best Whoats, which
are comparatively scarce, other grades continue
draggy and dull, selling as to condition all the
way from 80 for badly damaged hot samples to
II, rs, 70 snd 50 for good; futures lnciuate
within close limits, with no improvement Of any
consequence in the bulk of sales. Corn is active
and firm. Rye and Oats are steady. Chickens
Eggs, Butter and other produce are wanted at an
advance in prices since our last report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-19

BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Aug.
1S.-Sugars-Thc demand for raw Sugars is mol
crate, and tho market at the Northern ports is
quiet and steady. We quote Muscovado, 80 test
at 9-16c and centrifugal, SO test, at 5-1Gc
per lb. For refined Sugars the distribution is
only fair, and the market is quiet and steady
with a liberal supply of stock offering. We
quote hards at Sc IA for cut loaf So 3S for cubes
So SO for powdered, So 80 for graduated. Softs
Sc SO for mould A, Sc 25 Tor confcctioners'
A, and So 81 for standard A.
Conee-The market for invoices has advanced
about lie per lb in the past week in sympathy
with an improvement in speculation. The sales
are light and in small lots. The jobbing business
is very quiet. Rio invoices quoted nominally
al 19Ma2Oc per lb for fair